Automodelli Studio Newsletter June 2016

All items are 1/43rd scale unless otherwise stated. All prices are subject to change due to exchange rate

June 2016 marks my 40 years involved with the 1/43 scale model car business

In June 1976 I discovered 1/43 scale model car kits. Since then I been a customer, a builder, a retailer, a manufacturer and, in the last 14 years in Australia, we have imported and exported them all around the world. So as a thank you for 40 years I am offering 40% off any kit currently in stock, contact me for list. This offer applies to News Letter subscribers only.

Very quiet month again for imports so time for some home based news. All the ex Marsh Models kit arrived and I have been wading through the metal moulds, spare decals, photo etching and identifying what master patterns there are. There is a huge amount of kit possibilities and many I would like to make, many already have decals/photo etching included so we will be able to turn out some fairly quick but I think late 2016 early 2017 is a reasonable start date for releases as I already have several other projects underway.

New Historic Racing Car Premier Range

These are based mainly the ex Marsh Models previously released kits at the moment
Kits: Resin bodies, white metal and photo etched ancillary parts, vulcanized rubber tyres, decals produced by various methods to suit application. As most of these kits will be produced in house hopefully kit price will around $100 and can be built to order at $275 should be available from late 2016

Ref

Model

Description

AMM001

260/289 AC Cobra

Road car left or right hand drive wire wheels

AMM002

AC 289 Cobra

Le Mans 1963 #3 -7 th overall 1 st in GT class

AMM003

AC 289 Cobra

Le Mans 1963 #4 DNF

AMM004

Shelby Cobra 289

FIA cars Targa Florio 1964 4 works cars

AMM005

Shelby 260 Cobra

#98 Ken Miles or #196 Dave MacDonald Riverside 1963

AMM006

Shelby 289 Cobra

#50 Ken Miles Canadian GP 1963

AMM007

Shelby 289 Cobra

#98 ‘Executor’ Coventry Motor Alan Grant various races 1963

AMM008

Shelby 289 Cobra

#15 Gurney/Hill Sebring 1963

AMM009

Shelby 427 Cobra

Ken Miles #98 Riverside or #4 Lakeside TT 1965 (SMTS kit)

AMM010

AC 289 Cobra

Le Mans 1964 #64

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AMM100

Daytona Cobra

#59 Nurburgring or #56 Le Mans 1965

AMM101

Daytona Cobra

#26 or #27 Rheims 1965

AMM102

Daytona Cobra

#5 Le Mans 1964 or #9 or #12 Le Mans 1965

There are plenty of others but these are a few that appeal to me. Theoretically we should be able to make any of the works cars. Mostly the Daytona that have been made over the years have been the European ones, how about Sebring or Daytona any interest?

AC Cobra 260 CSX2002 Bill Krause various race 1962

Shelby 289 Cobra CSX? #3 Pikes Peak Hill Climb 1964

Shelby 289 Cobra1963 CSX2155 #152 Targa Florio 1964

Daytona Cobra CSX2602 #55 Nurburgring 1965 Frank Gardner

Daytona Cobra CSX2287 several version to be made after we have modified the master

Daytona Cobra CSX2300 #21 Japanese GP 1966 (the only car to race after Shelby/Allan Mann moved on to GT40s)

Chris Amon Autosport 3hr also this is the Chequered Flag Cobra as raced 1966/67 UK

Coming Soon

We have some new wire wheels on their way these are 15” Dunlop type as used by British manufacturers like Jaguar, AC, Morgan and Aston Martin etc.

They come with 4mm wide tyres and 2 or 3 eared knock offs at $20 per set of 4 These are turned and etched aluminium and can be painted. Ref ABC WW1

SMTS are making the Ford Falcon Sprint that Frank Gardner won the British Saloon Car Championship 1967 also they will be releasing some XK120’s so maybe we can make a few local racers. I need some help with images of the Falcon Brian Muir raced in the UK 1967 (Gawain Bailey) 1968 (Bill Shaw) and 1969 (Malcolm Gartland)